Toy vehicle



Patented Nov. 15, 1932 UNITEDSTAT ES -PATENT W e i WILLIAM F. Human, OF omci eo; I LINois, nsscvon 'ro HAFNER MANUrAcTUnrnd ;coMrANmor CHICAHGO, ILLINOIS, o romn or or' i L NoIs Toy vEHIcLE W Application filed June 12,

This invention relates to a toyvehicle; but

v more particularly to a toy vehicle which is driven by a spring motor and whichis adapted to travel over toy tracks. The main objects of the invention are, to provide means for attracting attention to the vehicle when it is traveling; to provide such means which will more or less simulate a device ordinarily associated with the full-sized or working lo embodiment of the vehicle simulated in the toy, and to provide means for guarding against unwinding of the spring motor and possible disengagement of the ends of the spring from the parts to which they are normally connected by reverse movement of the vehicle. i

In the present instance, the specific object of my invention is to provide means for ringing a bell carried by a toy -locomotive Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood by reference to the following specification and accompanying drawing in which I have illustrated ny invention as applied to a toy locomotive.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation, certain parts being broken away and illustrated in section, and

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the rear end ot the locomotive.

Referring now to the drawing I have illustrated a toy locomotive 5 which embodies a sinulation of the general features of a full sized working locomotive, the eXtent to which i the sinulated features are copied from a full sized locomotive being variable to suit the particular class of trade for which the ve:

hicle is intended. The toy locomotive is illustrated as including a spring motor 6 suitably Secured to the body of the locomotive and having driving wheels 7 which are adapted to fit the toy tracks 8-8 which are connected by means of ties 9 in any suitable, well known or conventional manner.

As clearly shown in Figure 1, a bell 10 is secured as indicated at ll to the under side of a floor member 12 which constitutes part of the cab portion of the locomotive. A clapper 13, in this instance, in the form of a bell crank having arms 14 and 15, is pivoted, as

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iiidicated at to the rear end .of the of the spring motor 6. The outer end of the' bell-crank arm 14 is provided with an enlargeme'nt orhead '17 which is adapted "to strike the bell to ring thesame, andthe ,arm

15 of the bellcrank extends .downwardly and' rearwardly from the pivot 16, as clearly shown in Figure l. The length ofthe 15 maybe such thatit will drag on thefloor or surface on which the tracks are disposje d as ndiated at 18, and, obvio usly, if desi red, the arin may be somewhat ,Shortened sothat it will clearxthe floor. Howevefr, the' arm 15.

should be 'long enough to engage the ties9 as an incident to forward movement of the' locomotive. Obviously, when the locomotive travels fast enough over the trac ks, thelsuc;

cessive engagements between the arml ,and

the successive ties i9iw`ill impart a kick to tlie bel-l-c rankclapper l3 which will cause the 79;

clapper to repeatedly ring the bell 10.

p By inspection of the drawing, it willbe seen that the clapper 13 islimited in its pivot almovement in a clockwise direction (Figure l) by engagement otthe arml flwit h ;the rear end ofthe frame of the spring motor to which the arm 15 constitutes a device "for resisti ng rearward movement of the loconotive. "in spring-motor-driven vehicles, this is a desirable feature, since there is always some dan-` ger that the springs might be disconnected from theshafts orfother parts to which ,they

are .normally connected if themchanism be forced to travel in a reverse direction beyond a .certain limit. i

In some nstances, may be desrable to provide means for disablingrthe clapper.

Such means may be of any snitable form, and, in this instance, is ind icated asconista ing ofaclip 19 which is ,pivoteh as at 20,3to the rear endofthe frame oti-the motor'. 7 As i ica e@ i rekn l n s i Figur fl clapper 13 may be swung to its up position and the clip 19 turned on its pivot so as to hold the clapper in said up position. When so positioned, the clapper is disabled and the ringing of the bell will be eliminated.

lVhile I have described my invention as applied to a toy locomotive, it is obvious that it is applicable to other vehicles; 'wherefore, I do not wish to be limited to the described structure. Changes may be made in the above described structure without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which should be determined by reference to the following claims,-the same being construed asbroadly as possible consistent with the state ofthe arti; r

I claim as myin'vention:

1. In a toy vehicle, the combination of a bell mounted on the vehicle, a .clapper for ringing said bell,'said clapper comprising a bell' crank having means at the end of one arm for striking said bell, said bell crank being pivoted to the 'vehicle on an axis extending transversely of the direction of 25' V tive over the tracks.

3. The combination ofa toy locomotive, tracks over which the locomotive is adapted totravel, ties connecting said tracks, and sound-producing means carried by said locomotive comprising a bell, a clapper for sounding .the bell comprisng a bell crank pivoted intermediate its ends to the locomotive, one arm of said bell crank having means at. its `o'uter end for engaging the bell to sound the same, and the other arm depending from said pivot and being adapted to engage said ties, so as to actuate the clapper as an in-` cident to travel of the locomotive over the tracks. V V

4. The combination of a toy locomotive, traeks over which the locomotive is adapted to travel, ties connecting said tracks, and sound-producing means carried by said locomotive comprising a bell, a clapper for sounding the bell, means carried by the clapper for engagngsaid ties so as to be thereby actuated as an incident to travel'of the locomotive over thetracks, and means for disabling said clapper. I 4 i i i `5. Ina toy vehicle, the combination of a device for producing a predetermined efi'ect for attracting attention to the vehicle, means -as an incident to the travel of the vehicle,

and means for disabling said member.

6. The combination of a toy vehicle, a bell carried'by said vehicle,` a clapper also car- -ried by the vehicle for sounding the bell, a

pair of tracks over which the vehicle is adapte'd to travel, means extending between said tracks and 'having a part adapted to engage a' portion of the clapper to actuate the same as an incident to travel of the vehicle over said tracks.

i WILLIAM F. HAFNER. 

